Gu Qilan was not surprised to hear Song Qu's answer.
After hearing Concubine Xiao's words, he had already suspected her. Later, he asked Song Qu to investigate in this direction, and now he has found out!
Song Qu continued, "Noble Lady Xiao knew that the Empress couldn't use incense during her pregnancy, so she specially replaced it with the incense made from Qingyihua, which was suitable for use during pregnancy.
"They had previously placed the mysterious incense on the dog, and when the two collided, the cat became bewildered and charged straight towards the Empress."
Gu Qilan had already guessed these things, but he was even more curious about whether Concubine Xiao knew how to make incense?
"Where do those spices come from?" Those spices are extremely rare. Even the many doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau rarely know about them. Only those who study them carefully can know a little about them.
Song Qu: "Your Majesty, I have discovered that the spices were originally owned by Concubine Xiao. They were not obtained from anywhere else. They must have been brought from her hometown, Western Chu. Western Chu is rich in spices, but these spices are rare even there, so they are little known."
Gu Qilan nodded with a serious face. It seemed that Concubine Xiao might be someone who understood fragrance.
Song Qu was waiting for Gu Qilan's instructions. Gu Qilan thought for a moment and said, "You should go down first. Don't alert the enemy for now. I will investigate this matter thoroughly tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Song Qu bowed and agreed, then turned and left the main hall. He bumped into Ning Yuxi, who was trying to coax Shu Yun to sleep. Song Qu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Concubine Yi."
Ning Yuxi smiled and asked him to stand up. Although she was a little curious about how Eunuch Song entered the palace, she knew not to ask too many questions. If the emperor wanted to tell her, he would tell her naturally.
Seeing Ning Yuxi coming, Gu Qilan's expression softened again: "Is Shu Yu asleep?"
Ning Yuxi nodded and smiled, "Yes, I fell asleep."
She observed the emperor calmly for a while and saw that although his expression was still as gentle as before, she keenly noticed that the emperor's gentle mood at this moment was slightly different from before.
It seems that what happened really happened.
Ning Yuxi didn't ask any more questions. After going through all the procedures as usual, the two of them hugged each other and snuggled in bed, quietly feeling the warmth of each other's bodies.
Just as Ning Yuxi was about to fall asleep, Gu Qilan suddenly spoke up: "The person who murdered the dragon fetus in the queen's belly has been found out."
Ning Yuxi was so startled by this that her sleepiness disappeared instantly: "Did they find out? Who is so bold?"
She had just guessed that it was Song Qu who came in to report something, and now it seems that Song Qu has found the murderer.
Gu Qilan's voice seemed to be cold: "It's Concubine Xiao!"
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi was not too shocked. When the Queen had just gotten into trouble, she guessed that the murderer might be Concubine Xiao. After all, there were not many people in the harem who had a grudge against the Queen.
When Concubine Xiao had an unexpected miscarriage, Ning Yuxi guessed that it was the Queen's doing. This meant that the grudge between the two of them was very deep, so it was not surprising that Concubine Xiao would do this.
Gu Qilan told Ning Yuxi everything that Song Qu had found out. In the past, he would never tell these things to the concubines, but it was different for Concubine Yi. He couldn't explain exactly what was different, but he just wanted to tell her.
After hearing what Gu Qilan said, Ning Yuxi felt very uneasy. Not only because of the plot to murder the dragon fetus in the queen's belly, but also because she knew that Concubine Xiao might be someone who knew about spices and was good at using them.
After all, she had smelled some strange fragrance on Concubine Xiao before.
Thinking back to when she had asked the Emperor to ask Concubine Xiao for some spices on her behalf, using the excuse that she liked the spices she used on her body, the Emperor delivered the spices not long after. Ning Yuxi had studied them for a long time but hadn't figured out anything.
But the smell was very strange, and most people could hardly smell it. She had always suspected that there was something wrong with the spice. Now that she knew that Concubine Xiao was very likely good at using incense, she was even more certain that the spice was unusual.
As for how unusual it was, she didn't know yet. After all, she was not a person who specialized in spices. If she wanted to know the name of the spice, she would probably have to find a master in perfume making.
In the end, Ning Yuxi did not ask the emperor how he would deal with Concubine Xiao. This was the emperor's concern. She was just glad that Concubine Xiao dug her own grave.
This person is not a good person and is very scheming. It is her own fault that she has ended up like this, so she can't blame others.
The next day, before Ning Yuxi had even had lunch, she heard Ruyi say that the emperor had punished Concubine Xiao, demoting her to a commoner and imprisoning her in the cold palace for life.
Ning Yuxi was not surprised. After all, Concubine Xiao was a princess from Western Chu who was married into the royal family and the most beloved daughter of the Emperor of Western Chu. She also represented the friendly coexistence between the two countries. If she was killed, not only would the Emperor of Western Chu be unhappy, but it would also affect the relations between the two countries.
Although Western Chu was defeated by the Great Jin, the Great Jin had fought wars in the past two years and has not yet recovered. It is not appropriate to start a war again. The current situation is that peace is the most important thing.
In this case, Concubine Xiao naturally could not be killed, but since she had committed such a serious mistake, she was demoted to a commoner and sent to the cold palace, where she would have to spend the rest of her life.
Fengluan Palace.
The queen sat back on the bed, her face grim and her whole body shaking with anger. The veins on the back of her hands were bulging, and the corner of the quilt she was holding was almost torn.
"Bitch! This bitch! It's actually her! Why doesn't the emperor just kill her? Come on, go cut her into pieces for me!"
The queen's face was filled with madness, and her eyes seemed to be burning with rage. She had only one thought at the moment, which was to cut the person who killed the prince in her womb into pieces.
Rong Xin, who was standing by, tried to comfort her anxiously, "Don't be angry, Madam. You haven't fully recovered yet."
As soon as she finished speaking, the queen started coughing violently due to anger. Seeing that her face was getting paler and paler, Rong Xin hurriedly took the ginseng soup on the table next to her and fed her a few sips.
The queen finally regained her breath, but the anger on her face did not ease at all.
Rong Xin was almost crying: "My Queen, please take care of yourself."
"Kill her, I'm going to kill her, bitch!"
Rong Xin gathered her thoughts and advised, "Your Majesty, calm down. She has already been demoted to a commoner by the Emperor and banished to the cold palace. She is nothing to be feared. But killing her now will only bring trouble to you. This is really not a good time."
The Queen was furious but couldn't care less about these things at the moment: "Trouble, I lost my own child, what trouble should I be afraid of? Go, I want her dead now!"
Seeing that the Queen would not listen to her persuasion, Rong Xin said anxiously, "Your Majesty, please think twice. I know you want to avenge the little prince who passed away early. Yes, killing Concubine Xiao is revenge, but what about the future?
You have to make plans for the future. Even if you don't do it for yourself, you have to think about your mother's family and the Second Princess."
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